Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1600-1620 (circa)
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:lotus
Dimensions:Height: 17.50 centimetres Weight: 623 grammes Width: 10.50 centimetres Depth: 5.30 centimetres
Description:
Porcelain ewer in the form of He Xiangu with underglaze blue decoration. Mould-made, this water dropper is in the form of a woman standing on a cloud-scroll pedestal with one arm by her side and the other carrying a lotus flower over her shoulder. The flower’s stem forms the spout and its bloom the opening for filling with water. The figure is wearing round-necked robes with an overskirt, tied in a bow at the waist. It is covered with a matte blue-white glaze and the hair is underglazed in blue and styled into twin buns at the nape of the neck. On the base is a four-character seal mark in a square which reads 富 贵 佳 器 ‘Fu gui jia qi’ [Fine vessel for the rich and honourable].
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:The British Museum has another nearly identical figure of He Xiangu, BM 1973.0726.380. The figures vary in minor details such as the length of sash and the angle of the head, proving that they were hand finished. They may be identified as the female He Xiangu, whose attribute is a lotus and and who is one of the Eight Daoist Immortals.
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:lotus
Dimensions:Height: 17.50 centimetres Weight: 623 grammes Width: 10.50 centimetres Depth: 5.30 centimetres
Description:
Porcelain ewer in the form of He Xiangu with underglaze blue decoration. Mould-made, this water dropper is in the form of a woman standing on a cloud-scroll pedestal with one arm by her side and the other carrying a lotus flower over her shoulder. The flower’s stem forms the spout and its bloom the opening for filling with water. The figure is wearing round-necked robes with an overskirt, tied in a bow at the waist. It is covered with a matte blue-white glaze and the hair is underglazed in blue and styled into twin buns at the nape of the neck. On the base is a four-character seal mark in a square which reads 富 贵 佳 器 ‘Fu gui jia qi’ [Fine vessel for the rich and honourable].
IMG
Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:The British Museum has another nearly identical figure of He Xiangu, BM 1973.0726.380. The figures vary in minor details such as the length of sash and the angle of the head, proving that they were hand finished. They may be identified as the female He Xiangu, whose attribute is a lotus and and who is one of the Eight Daoist Immortals.
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